Developing Cultural Competence

Developing Cultural Competence Vijay Nayar Cultural Competence Ability to interact with people from different cultures and respond to their health needs Individuals and Organisations Creating a working culture and practices that recognise, respect, value and harness difference for the benefit of the organisation and individuals Why are we doing this? Relevant to healthcare and increases health literacy Decreases health inequalities Relationships with patients and colleagues Differential Attainment in trainees 11% 26% 63% East of England Population of million people Higher than average proportion of people aged over 65 yrs Approximately 7% people from non-white backgrounds Highest concentration of Gypsies and Travellers in its population compared to the rest of England. Nearly 1 in 3 social housing residents is > 65 1 in 3 homeless people admitted to Hospital discharged on to the streets (2014) 1 in 4 in England experience a mental health problem each year 1 in 2 people in social housing a LTC or disability, (cf 1 in 4) Health Literacy A person with adequate health literacy is someone with the perception, reasoning and language knowledge for accessing, understanding and applying information for healthy l

Cultural Competence Ability to interact with people from different cultures and respond to their health needs –Individuals and Organisations Creating a working culture and practices that recognise, respect, value and harness difference for the benefit of the organisation and individuals

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